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The Praetorian-class frigate was a 180-meter long capital ship, durable and powerful for its size. Its weapons were geared toward defensive fire, leading to heavy use of the class in an escort role. It carried 12 starfighters and had a standard class two hyperdrive.[1]

The Praetorian-class was first used during the Great Sith War and served at the Battle of Koros Major. During the galactic reconstruction efforts after the war, the Republic Senate authorized the sale of the ships to private organizations and planetary governments. Thereafter, they served primarily in an escort role, defending convoys and relief missions against pirate attacks.[1]

The visual design of the Class VI freighter originated in the French magazine Casus Belli 89 illustrated by Fred Blanchard[2] who later illustrated the Heir to the Empire comic adaptation and inserted a ship of the same visual profile into a scene.[4] That illustration later provided the basis for capital ships at the Battle of Koros Major illustrated by Tommy Lee Edwards.[5] This created a disparity in the known roles of the design.